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- Sociological Demography Press
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- Copyright © 2010 Population Review Publications Limited.
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- 1549-0955
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Abstract
Population Review Volume 49, Number 2, 2010 Type: Book Review pp. 27-29 Marriage and Cohabitation Authors: Arland Thornton, William G. Axinn and Yu Xie Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2007 Pages: 443 ISBN: 9780226798660 Reviewer: Maria Carolina Tomás Affiliation: Graduate Group in Sociology and Demography, University of California at Berkeley, CAPES/Fulbright Fellow; email: mctomas@berkeley.edu Although most Americans (around 90%) eventually marry, more and more are delaying marriage and cohabiting before marrying. A lot is known about the differences between these two kinds of relationships, for example, cohabitation tends to be unstable, have lower levels of commitment, and end sooner than marriage. However, little is known about how young couples decide between cohabiting and marrying. Moreover, we have many questions about how parental characteristics of the couples and how the young couple's own beliefs and values influence the decision to make the transition from dating to living together. These are the topics of discussion in and the main contribution of the book "Marriage and Cohabitation" by Arland Thornton, William G. Axinn, and Yu Xie. The authors discuss individual and familial forces that influence the formation of marital and cohabiting unions in young adulthood the factors that shape the
Journal
Population Review – Sociological Demography Press
Published: Jul 24, 2010